Wichita eagle., 1887-12-04
sherifrs Election Proclamation.

Whereas, On the 18th day of November,
A. d. 1887, the board of county commits
sioners of Sedgwick county, state of Kan
sas, being convened in special session in
the Office of the county clerk of said county,
at the city of Wichita, the county seat of
said county, pursuant to the statutes IN
such case make and provided, did make
and enter on record the following order,
to-wit
Whereas, A petition signed by j. S. P.
Gorden. Geo. Gutenberg and others, was
on the 10Th day of November, A. d. 1887,
presented to the board of county commits
sioners of said county, there being present
J. Il Alley, chairman of said board; and L.
A. Wilson and ThoS. h. Randall, mem
bers thereof, and E. P. Ford, county clerk
of said county, which said petition.
with the signatures threto omitted, is in.
words and figures following towit:
To the Honorable Board Of County Commissioners
We, the undersigned, resident tax pay
ers OF Sedgwick county, Kansas, hereby
respectfully petition said board to submit
to vote of the electors of said county at
special election to be called for that pur-
pose. the question of borrowing upon the
credit OF the county sum sufficient
for the erection of per
manent court house and Jail for the use of
said county On the present court house
square, bounded as follows: On the north
by Elm street. on the east by Chisholm
street, on the south by Central avenue, on
the west by Court street, in the city of
Wichita, in said county. Said court house
and Jail to cost not more than two hundred
thousand dollars, and said loan to be linn
tied to that amount, and,
Whereas. Said board of county commits
sioners having examined said petition, and
it having been shown TO the satisfaction of
said board that said petition is in the form
prescribed by law, and is legal and reg
ular, and said board SO finds and de-
clares
Now. therefore. pursuant TO the prayer
of said petition, and the statues in such
case made and provided, it is hereby
ordered by the board Of county commits
sioners of Sedgwick county, state OF Kan
sas, that special election be held in the
several wards and voting precincts in said
county, at the usual voting place in each
Of said wards and precincts on Saturday,
the 3lst day Of December, A. d. 1887, at
which said election the proposition
set forth in the herein before
recited petition which petition is hereby
made part of this order, shall be submit
ted to the legally qualified voters of said
county for their decision by ballot. And
it is further ordered by said board of coun-
ty commissioners that the sheriff of Sedg
wick county, state of Kansas, make due
W VIC NOOcIS VI Sttlti COuitS.
OF the holding of said election at the time
and places aforesaid, by publishing the
same for thirty days next preceding the
day of holding said election, in the Wichita
EAGLE and that in said proclamation he
set forth the foregoing order reciting said
petition therein. In witness whereof we
the undersigned chairman and members
of the Board of County Commissioners
of the county of Sedgwick, State of Kansas
have hereuntO set our hands as chairman
and members aforesaid, at the city of
Wichita, the county seat of said county,
this, the 10Th day of November, 1887.
j. II. Alley, Chairman.
L. A. WILSON.
T. H. RANDALL,
AS attest my signature and the seal of
said county hereto affixed, this the 10Th
day of November, A. d. 1887.
E. P. FORD,